CONFLICT | Definition and Meaning

Definition of Conflict

Conflict

con·flict

Definition/Meaning

(noun)

A serious disagreement or clash between individuals or groups.

e.g. The conflict between the two nations has been ongoing for decades.

(noun)

a struggle in which both sides are armed, a military fight or battle, especially one that takes place over a long time;

e.g. We had to cancel our vacation due to the conflict between the two countries.

(noun)

a condition in which a person faces an incompatibility between two or more needs, desires, or demands, or a condition in which there is a clash between beliefs, interests, or opinions;

e.g. She was faced by a conflict of which friend she would support. They saw that there was a conflict between the company's profits and their moral responsibility.

(noun)

the opposition of or competition between various forces and/or people in a literary or dramatic work, which gives rise to action and drama in the work;

e.g. The main conflict of the novel is between the journalist and her old rival and their desire to be better than the other.

(verb)

to clash or be opposed in some way, to contradict or be different, to not be in agreement;

e.g. His interests conflict with mine, so we will have to discuss the best solution by which both of us are happy.